diff --git a/daemon-common/cluster.py b/daemon-common/cluster.py
index 5f118b4f..e2872fa8 100644
--- a/daemon-common/cluster.py
+++ b/daemon-common/cluster.py
@@ -241,7 +241,9 @@ def getNodeHealth(zkhandler, node_list):
                 node_health_messages.append(f"'{entry['name']}': {entry['message']}")
 
         node_health_entry = {
-            "health": int(node_health_value),
+            "health": int(node_health_value)
+            if isinstance(node_health_value, int)
+            else node_health_value,
             "messages": node_health_messages,
         }
         node_health[node] = node_health_entry